"May the Best Man Win"



Wow, this is a genuinely funny episode!  Of course it helps that Peter Scolari, like his Bosom Buddy Tom Hanks, guests, but the other people have good material, too.  (Even Ted McGinley, on his exit line!)   I even like the subplot of K.C. auditioning for the school play, although we don't get to see any performances except her practice with her aunt and uncle, all of them hamming it up Southern style.  This is the first B of the post-Richie years, a very pleasant surprise.

Notes:
  • There's a nice little joke where Howard says they shouldn't expect a Tony-winning performance, which the studio audience gets.  (Bosley won in 1960.)
  • We get not only the last appearance of Ken Lerner as Rocco Baruffi, but the last of Father Delvecchio, although of course his twin brother would return.
  • Fonzie went to a dance at Shotz Brewery ten years ago, when Laverne and Shirley were presumably still in high school.

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